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Registration

Those wishing to attend the conference are to register their interest with the conference secretariat. Places for the conference are limited to 150 places and registration is on a first come, first serve basis.

Registrations will be received up to 5th July 2014

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Travel and Venue

About Malta

Malta lies in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Sicily, 284 km east of Tunisia and 333 km north of Libya. The country covers just over 316 km2, making it one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. Malta is a favorite tourist destination due to its warm climate, and architectural and historical heritage which includes nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Malta is just a few hours' flying time from most mainland European cities and has excellent intercontinental connections with the main international airports. The national airline, Air Malta, operates flights to and from all the major airports in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Other main airlines and various low-cost carriers also operate regularly to and from Malta, particularly during the summer months.

For further information about Malta please visit the official site: visitmalta.com

Climate in Malta

The climate is typically Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers, warm and sporadically wet autumns, and short, cool winters with adequate rainfall. Summers are warm, dry and very sunny. The weather usually starts warming up in April, which is then followed with a long spell of hot, dry weather. It rarely rains from April to August. July and August are Malta's hottest months with daytime temperatures usually above 30ºC (86ºF) and quite often also above 35ºC (95ºF). During this time many people spend time at the sea enjoying the Mediterranean waters.

Currency

The main currency in Malta is the Euro. Participants from outside the Eurozone can exchange currency at any bank in Malta.

Conference Venue

The conference venue is still to be determined. Information will be uploaded as soon as the venue is confirmed.

Accommodation

There is a lot of accommodation available in Malta at different prices. For more information please visit the Malta Tourism Authority website visitmalta.com

How can we engage children in Primary Science Inquiry?

Pri-Sci-Net Final Conference

Malta 16-18 July 2014

The Pri-Sci-Net group invites you to its International Conference which will be held on 16-18 July 2014 in Malta. This conference will bring together the work and initiatives of the partnership during the past three years. As the project has been doing in the past three years, the conference will serve to bring together teachers and education researchers and to provide space to both groups to share their work, experiences and insights with respect to doing Inquiry science with children in the age range of 3-11 years.

Do children have any need for science learning? What does existing research tell us?

Keynote presentation by a young researcher working in the area of inquiry in primary science (winner of the Certificate of Excellence in Research in IBSE at primary level);

Space for teachers and schools obtaining the Certificate of Excellence in IBSE at primary level to present and share their work in inquiry-science with other teachers; and

Practical workshops in inquiry for teachers.

The conference is of interest to: primary school teachers; school leadership teams; primary science teacher trainers; primary science education researchers and all those who have a love for science and who wish to see young children inquire about the world around them!

If you want to know more about the project activities, receive the project newsletter as well as receive alerts about opportunities for financial support, you will find calls in this space.

Pri-Sci-Net intends to support teachers with financial support to attend different project activities and training opportunities in IBSE. The selection process is transparent and involves evaluation of application forms against specific criteria.

The next financial call will be for financial support to attend the next International training course to be held in Salzburg, 17th February 2014 – 20th February 2014.

One of the aims of Pri-Sci-Net is to recognise all those schools and teachers who strive to implement IBSE in primary classrooms through a ‘Recognition for Excellence in IBSE Certificate’. This Certificate aims to recognise good practice in science by primary teachers across Europe.

The Certificate of Excellence is open for both schools and teachers/educators who show either:

1.Commitment to IBSE: Those schools/teachers/educators who have demonstrated a commitment to IBSE at primary level either through providing support to the Pri-Sci-Net group, or worked in their school/education system to implement IBSE in science at primary level;

or

2.IBSE activities: Primary schools and teachers (teaching ages 3-11 years) who want to submit an IBSE activity which has been designed and carried out successfully with a primary classroom;

For more information download the call and application forms found below.